Procurement

Keelvar solutions drive ‘customer-centric’ procurement

The transportation bidding process has historically been time consuming and difficult for many midsize to large, global enterprises to manage without proper in-house tools. As capacity in various transportation modes tightens, supply chain participants have invested capital in ways to automate bidding procedures in order to optimize capacity networks for overall supply chain resilience.

Keelvar, a sourcing optimization and automation software company, believes the transportation sector has one...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/keelvar-solutions-drive-customer-centric-procurement

Penske Logistics announces it plans to acquire Black Horse Carriers Inc.

Earlier this week, Penske Logistics, a subsidiary of global transportation services provider Penske Corporation, said it inked an agreement to acquire Black Horse Carriers Inc., a Chicago-based privately-held trucking company.

Financial terms were not disclosed, and Penske said that the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including certain regulatory approvals, with the transaction expected to close on December 31, 2020.

https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/penske_logistics_announces_it_plans_to_acquire_black_horse_carriers_inc

Resisting supply shocks due to market volatility using data intelligence

Resisting supply shocks due to market volatility using data intelligence (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Within supply chains, visibility across upstream vendors has increasingly become of paramount importance — especially to supply chain stakeholders that look to guarantee their sourcing meets quality standards during times of such volatility. FreightWaves connected with Gregor Stühler, the CEO and co-founder of procurement technology startup scoutbee, to discuss how companies can shift their procurement strategies from being reactive to proactive. 

Stühler explained that most supply chains...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/resisting-supply-shocks-due-to-market-volatility-using-data-intelligence

New guide to help shippers lower transport emissions at procurement stage

Shippers have been offered a “toolbox” to help them gauge and reduce transport emissions in the freight procurement stage – sending “a message” to the transport industry. 
Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have released guidelines to help freight buyers reduce the greenhouse gas emissions  in their supply chains. 
Transporting goods around the world generates 8% of global CO2, but most shippers depend on their freight transport providers to …

https://theloadstar.com/new-guide-to-help-shippers-lower-transport-emissions-at-procurement-stage/

SHIPSERV appoints new “Solutions Owner” for e-Procurement

Frederik Lerche-Tornøe, Solutions Owner, ShipServ

LONDON – 12 February 2019: ShipServ, the world’s leading maritime e-Procurement platform, today announced the appointment of Frederik Lerche-Tornøe as its new Solutions Owner for e-Procurement.

Frederik Lerche-Tornøe has a wealth of knowledge and experience of the shipping industry. Prior to joining ShipServ, he was a Director of Product Management at ShipNet, a provider of ERP software for the shipping industry. He also worked for a number of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/12/shipserv-appoints-new-solutions-owner-for-e-procurement/

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